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A Calcium teen has now died as a result of a car-pedestrian accident that occurred last evening in the Town of LeRay. State Police say 18 year old Joseph Mack Jr. died at Syracuse from injuries suffered in the accident. Investigators say Mack was hit by a Jeep driven by 26 year old Christina Kellner of Watertown on Route 342 just after 5 pm Monday. Police say it appears Mack was in the road at the time of the accident. The investigation is continuing, but police say it appears at this time that Kellner was not at fault in the crash, They are still looking for the driver of a vehicle that was behind the Jeep when the crash occurred as a possible witness

10:22 AM

The parent company of American Airlines says it's filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. AMR Corporation says the move is to reduce labor costs and discard its huge debt load. In a filing with the federal bankruptcy court in Manhattan, AMR says that as of September 30, it had 24-point-seven-billion dollars in assets and nearly 30-billion-dollars in debt. The company says American Airlines, American Eagle, which has just begun offering flights at Watertown International Airport, and all subsidiaries will honor all tickets and reservations and operate normal flight schedules during the bankruptcy filing process.

10:21 AM

A controversial law that could harm local across the border tourism is being tweaked slightly. According to the office of U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, ferries entering the country from Canada would be exempt from a $5.50 fee that is supposed to be placed on all boats and planes that enter the country. The measure was included in the recently enacted Colombian Free Trade Agreement. Schumer blasted the proposal during a stop in Watertown last week, saying it sends the wrong message to tourists wanting to visit the region. It's still not known if other boats or planes will continue to have to pay the fee. Schumer and other lawmakers are looking to get those fee's repealed as well.

10:20 AM

The newest developments in the Bernie Fine investigation centers on the Syracuse Police Department. According to the Syracuse Post Standard, officials with the police department said Monday they will hand over documents to the Ondondaga County District Attorney's Office, putting an end to a bitter and public battle between the two sides. Federal authorities have also taken over the lead role in the ongoing investigation in which Fine is alleged to have molested three boys dating back to the 1980's. Fine was fired by the University Sunday night after the third accuser went public and an audio tape was aired by ESPN where Fine's wife apparently admits knowledge of the molestation of the first alleged victim, former ball boy Bobby Davis. Pittsburgh police will coordinate with police in New York to investigate Fine. Authorities in Pennsylvania got involved after the third alleged victim, Zack Tomaselli, claimed he'd been abused by Fine at a Pittsburgh motel in 2002. That alleged incident was never reported to police.

10:18 AM

Divers are looking for a man who jumped off the Utica bridge in the City of Oswego Monday afternoon. Police say witnesses saw a man take a leap off the bridge, then start floating down the Oswego River. As rescuers approached him, he disappeared under water. The US Coast Guard has been mobilized to help with rescue efforts.

10:17 AM

Governor Andrew Cuomo says thousands of job openings are available around the state to help New Yorkers in need of work. Cuomo says the state's New "Jobs Express" website now lists 52-thousand job openings. The governor says the website has been visited over 200-thousand times since it launched four weeks ago. Cuomo says the "Jobs Express" site allows users to customize their job search to best fit their needs

10:16 AM

State Senate Republicans might be changing their minds regarding the possible expiration of the controversial Millionaires Tax in New York. According to the "New York Post," some GOP senators, especially those upstate, might bow to pressure from unions and renege on their support of Governor Cuomo's plan to let the Millionaires Tax expire at the end of the year. The report claims Republican senators are concerned that with the state's budget plan in shambles, voters could express their anger come Election Day on any lawmaker who pushes to end the tax on the wealthiest of New Yorkers.

10:15 AM

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